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Republican U.S. coronavirus relief bill to be unveiled Monday, Mnuchin says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Sunday Republican coronavirus relief legislation will be made public on Monday and that he believes the party can move quickly with...
Jul 26, 2020
Trump administration backs partial extension of jobless benefits through year’s end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday said that the Trump administration supports extending enhanced unemployment benefits until the end of the year in the next rou...
Jul 25, 2020
House panel reschedules Big Tech CEO hearing for Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional hearing on digital marketplace competition featuring the chief executives of four of the largest American tech companies has been rescheduled for Wednesday, a Ho...
Jul 25, 2020
Anti-communist protesters heckle staff emptying Chinese consulate in Houston
By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON (Reuters) - Staff left China's Houston consulate to a jeering crowd on Friday as the clock ticked down on a U.S. government order to vacate the building after Washington cal...
Jul 24, 2020
States sue Trump over order to exclude undocumented immigrants from U.S. House seat counts
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of 35 U.S. states, cities and counties sued President Donald Trump on Friday over his directive not to count undocumented immigrants when apportion...
Jul 24, 2020
As U.S. coronavirus surges, Trump officials press back-to-school plan
By Doina Chiacu and Rich McKay (Reuters) - With just weeks to go before U.S. schools begin to open, federal health and education officials on Friday stressed the need for children to get back into the...
Jul 24, 2020
U.S. authorities say 18 Portland protesters face federal charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it has arrested 18 people and charged them for alleged crimes committed during recent protests in Portland over racial justice. In a s...
Jul 24, 2020
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi opposes temporary extension to enhanced jobless benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she was not considering a temporary extension to enhanced unemployment benefits, which expire on July 31, while Congress continues...
Jul 24, 2020
U.S. counterspy gives rare warning on foreign meddling in U.S. election
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov. 3 U.S. election, the U.S. counterintelligence agency chief said on Friday in a rare warning...
Jul 24, 2020
Seattle opposes arrival of federal police as unnecessary escalation
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The mayor of Seattle has opposed the arrival of U.S. tactical police forces in Washington state's largest city as an unnecessary escalation of tensions by the Trump admini...
Jul 24, 2020
